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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1887-01-15

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
Salt Water Fireworks.

Although water is used for putting out
hrcs, it is nevertheless possible in certain
localities TO set the sea on fire. The
shores of the Caspian, for instance, arc
full of nopAtha springs, and the impris-
oncd gases Of this volatile substance not
infrcqucntly escape through fi3sures, and
bubble up in large volumes to the sur
face. The manner in which this circum-
stances is taken advantage of TO set off
marine fireworks is thus described by
traveller:
"IIIring steam barge, we put out to
sea, and, after lengthy search, found a
suitable spot. Our boat having moved
round to windward, a sailor threw a
bundle OF burning flax into the sea, when
floods of light dispclled the surrounding
darkness. No fireworks, no lllumina-
tons, are to be compared to the sight
that presented itself to our gaze. 1t
WIS us lIuu5Il lllC SUI llCIIDIc'l COl' III
Sivcly amid thousands Of shooting, dane
ing tongues of flame of prodigious size.
Now they emerged from the water, now
they disappeared. AZ one time they
scared aloft and melted away; at another
gust of wind divided them into bright
strcaks Of flame, the foamng, bubbling
Jil,ows making music to the scene. In
compliance with the wishes of some Of our
spectators cur barge was stecrcd toward
the flames, and passed through the midst
Of thcm somewhat dangerous expert
mcnt as the barge was employed in the
transport of naphtha, and was pretty
well saturated with the fluid. How
ever, we escaped without accident, and
gazcd for an hour longer on the unwont-
ed spectacle Of sea on fire."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
Simple Remedy for whooping Cough

Simple Remedy for Whooping Cough
The seed of the common sun6ower is
the best remedy for whooping cough that
l have ever known, says Cincinnati
lady. Brown the seeds slightly, like
coffee, then grind and stecp when sutfi-
GENTLY stepped drain clear of the dregs
and sweetcn with rock candy or lump
sugar. Let the little ones drink freely
of it at intervals throughout the day,
and especially before retiring at night
In all ordinary cases, where children are
properly cared for and kept in in bad
weather, no other medicine will be re-
quired. 1t also has very loosening et-
feet on hard, tight cough, and thus it
seems that even the despised sunfowcr
is good for something. To any who arc
inclined to be skeptical l Iwould only say,
please try it before you condemn.
consider it so excellent remedy that
last summer l devoted a considerable
portion Of my kitchen garden to the
raising Of sunfowcrs that l might gather
the seeds for medicinal purposes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
Bee Raising In Russia.

Bee raising is carried out to great
extent in Russia, the annual production
being valued at two and quarter mil
lions of dollars the expenditure is chief
ly made by the dominant Greek church,
the ceremonies of which require such a
large consumption of wax candles as to
greatly favor this branch of rural ccono-
my in Russia, and preserve it from the
incline to which it is exposed in other
countries, from the increasing use Of
stearinc, oil, gas and other fluids for il
Illuminating purposes. The peasants pro-
ducc wax so cheapy that, notwitstand-
ing the consumption of this article has
greatly diminished abroad, it still con-
tinuc5 to form an important item of the
commerce OF the country; but the ex-
portaton of honey has considerably in
creased, in consequence Of the extended
use of potato syrup, which has also in
iured the honey trade in the interior.
The rearing of bees is now almost cx-
c,usivcly dependent upon the manufac-
turc OF candles for religious ceremonies,
aud on the consumption of honey dur
ing Lent, it being then used instead of
sugar by the strict observers Of the
fasts; tho government encourages this
branch of rural industry, as affording to
tho peasant an extra source of income,
and has adopted various measures for
the accomplishment Of this end. With
the view Of dilfusing the requisite knowl-
edge among the people of the public
domain, bcchivcs and course of practi-
cal instruction upon the subject of bee
culture have b en- established at several
Of the crown farms, and pupils arc sent
every year. at the expense of the gov
crnmcnt, to the special school in fischer
nigow, founded for the purpose in 1928.
.rCuliiyaior
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
"SOmething i'm the Eye"

Foreign bodies frequently lodge with
in the eyclids. They are all possible
descriptions, and, SO long as they do not
penetrate the globe, are 10 be found either
adhcring TO the cornca, or white OF the
eyeball, or to the inner side of one lid,
moro frequently the upper one. Here
they may remain for long periods, causing
great pain and even destructive intlam-
nation. In order to find any foreign
substance thus lodged often requires the
best of cycsight and n good light. If
the material is small and light colorcd,
lodged upon the cornea, then artificial
light and the aid of magnifying glass
may be necessary to be sure of its detcc-
ton. When it is attached to the upper
lid the latter must be turned over
("evertcd'D to permit thorough lnspcc-
tion. This requires some little tact and
practice. When properly done it causes
but little discomfort. If the irritating
substance is imbedded in the cornca il
should be removed by the skilled use OF
appropriate instruments. A few drops
of a 4-pcr.ccnt. solution of cocaine in
stillcd into the eye for two or three
minutes renders the search for and re-
moyal of such substance altogether pain
lcss.-T Globe Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
Tho Morning Bath.

For clearing the brain, as well as the
complexion, for disspating the lingcr-
ing vagcrics of the night and setting the
blood tingling to the fngcr-tips, for put
ting a new song in tho mouth and glau-
ness in the heart that no wine can give,
for making one feel that in spite OF the
lamentations of the pcssjmst and the
indifference Of the agnostic, lie is worth
living to the uttermost, there is nothing
that can take the place of the morning
bath. 1t is said that in Alaska the In
dian boys take plunge bath every
morning, even when it is necessary to
break the ice, the nearest sheet Of water
serving for their bath-tub, and that, on
coming out, they switch themselves dry
with rods and branches. But this
heroic treatment, while itmay agree with
Alaskan youths and no doubt tends to
make Spartans of them, would be a
hazardous experiment for the heirs OF
our "higher civilization" Even plunge
into cold water in a comfortable bath
room gives too great shock to the sys-
tenn to be safely INDUCED in, except by
those who have been accustomed to it
from infancy; and however safe it may
be, it would be impracticablc for the
majority of those who live outside the
city limits, as comparatively few country
houses are supplied with bath-tubs. But
tub of water is by no means necessary
for an invigorating bath. DR.. Dio
Lewis, in lccturing to his classes, urged
the importance Of the morning bath,
even if not more than a pint of cold
water could be obtained for the pur-
pose, the benefit depending more on the
friction than on the amount of water
used. = Good Housekeeping.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
A Profitable Team.

1868, when ex-senator William Pitt
Kellogg then justice Of the supreme
court Of Nebraska, happened to be on
his way West, as he tells the story him
self to the Cincinnati Times-Star's Wash
ington correspondent, he stopped in Illi-
nois, at a place where he had pair of
horses. He was sick and thought ho
would take his team and drive to Ne
braska, which he did, with the following
result:
He arrived in Omaha with the team;
and while he was holding court there
Ben Chapman, an old bachelor, was con-
stantly borrowing the team. Mr.. Kcl-
logg dld not know what to do with tho
team after he had finished his court
work, and had made arrangements to
board them. But Chapman came to him
one day and offered to trade off some
land for tho team. They drove out to
the land, which was a sixtccn-acre
tract. They made the trade while they
were there. Mr.. Kellogg took ten acres
of the tract at $50 an acre, the team,
harness and wagon being counted at
$500. In few months he purchased the
other six acres at 500 an acre. This
was in '63. He has held on to part Of
the land with great persistence since that
time, parting only as under pressure
from his agent at Omaha, with occa-
sional sales of small portions. His hold
ing last year was reduced to three acres.
He sold sevcn-e -eighths of an acre out of
this tract for $685. 900. He took that
S3S, 900 and invested in piece of prop
erty in the northwest of Washington,
known as the widows mite property. Hc
paid $4O,O as the purchase price.
lie was offered few days ago 500, 600
in cash for this Washington purchase.
He can sell out the balance of his rea
estate tract in Omaha at any time fol
5000, 900. So the team stands him in
to day clean profit Of over $500, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09

You have all heard of the judgment
of Solomon, what he did when two
mothers claimed the same baby.
Curiou,y enough, the same idea
seems to have suggested itself to Chin
csc mind in a similar dilemma.
This is the story:
Two women came bafore n mandarin
in China, each of them protesting that
she was the mother Of little child they
hal brought with them, They were so
eager anl so positive that the madorin
was sorcly puzzled, lie retired to con-
suit with his wife, who was a wise and
clever woman, whose opinion was held
in great rcpute in the neighborhood.
She requested five minutes in which
TO deliberate. At the end Of that time
she spoke.
LET the servants catch me large fish
in the river" she commanded, "and let
it be brought me here alive"
This was done.
"Brng me now the infant" she said;
"but leave the women in the outer cham
Der.
This was done, too. Then the manda.
rims wife causcl the baby to be un-
dressed and its clothes put on the large
fish.
Garry the creature outside now, and
throw it into the river in the sight of
tie two womcn."
The servant obcycl her orders, fling
ing the fish into the water where it
rolled about and struggled di'gusted,
no doubt, by the wrapp;ngs in which it
was swadll Il.
Without Il moments pause, one of the
mothers threw herself into the river with
Shrek. Sic must save her drowning
child.
"Wuhout doubt, she is the true
mothcr,' the mandarin's vile declared;
and the mandarin nodl led his head. and
thought his wife he wisc5! woman i'll the
"Fowcry Kingdom"
Meantime, the false mother crcpt
away. She was found out in her i'm
posture; and the manlarin's wife forgot
all about her in hcoccupalion Of dress
ing the little baby in tie best silks she
could ilud in her wardroLc.-- .Cuwch'
man
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
MY shadow.


Ibavc q little shadow that goes in and out
with me,
And what can be the use Of hmis more than
! can see.
lie is very, very like mo from the heels up
to the head,
And l see him jump before me, when | jump
into my bed.
The funniest thing abo t him IS the way he
likes 10 grow,
Not at all like proper children, which is al
ways very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an
India rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there's
mono of him at all.
He hasn't got notion ofhow children ought
TO play
And can only make fool Of me in every
sort of way.
lie stays so close beside me, he's a coward
you can SEQ;
Id think shame TO stick to nursie as that
shallow sticks 10 mel
One morning. very early. before the sun was
up,
rose and found the shining dew Oh every
! luttercup;
But my lazy Little shallow, like an orrant
slcepy-head,
Ilad stayed at homo hehind me and was fast
asleep in led,
-[Robcrt Lewis Stevenson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
Deluded.

Happy is ho who hears, with brow elate,
Above the tumult Of tho unheeding throng,
Tho paudits Of the Future, clear and
strong,
Down tho long centuries reverberato,
Though unremomlered bc his common fate;
Content to leave a heritage Of song,
To after ages who can do no wrong;
Content though never gained, Fame's crown
to wait.
Dupe Of his dreams, what matter il not his
Dim in the crimson gold and purple gloom
OF some cathedral vast, that honored tomb
Whose stones tho pilgrim nations kneelinS
kiss.
Slumbcrs be not less sound though overhead
On a forgotten mound the grasses spread,
--[Cornhil Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
No Light Used,

A farmer in England, returning home
rather late one night, discovered II young
man with q lantern under his kitchen
window, who, when asked his business
there, said he had only come a-court.
ing.
.'Come a whatp asked the farmer.
"A.cour,ing, sir. Pse courting
Mary"
"But what do you want with Ian
tern2" asked the farmer; 81 never used
one when | was young man."
"No, sir was the young mans reply,
81 don't think yo did, judging by the
looks Of the mssis."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09

Mr., William Turner who has Char.e
of the Jckyl Island stock, relates the
following incident which occurred on
Wednesday: A Lunch Of II wild horses
roam ut large ON the south end of the
island, SIX miles from the club house.
Just the sight ola human being is 'chongh
to put the whole herd to flight. Iester-
day morning whcn Nj Turner went cut
into the yard, one of these animals WAS
there and rs soon as she saw him she a!-
lowed him to take her by the manc, lead
her to the stable and put Il halter on
her. He soon found tlat she was in
great pain, and evidently had quit the
herd in the night aul m Mp for re =
lief, instinct teaching her that in her
Distress what she, under ordinary cir
cumstanccs considered her enemy would
bcfricnd her and relieve her pains. Mr.
Turner taking in the situation preceded
at once TO minister to her wants, aud
every effort in her behalf being kindly
and apparently gratcfu'l " received.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09

When Sherman was near Rcsaca, he
encountered stream which he wanted
to cross quickly, but the Confederatcs
burned the bridge Gen. Sherman
asked tho superintendent of the con-
struction train how long it would take
to replace the bridge.
"About four days" was the reply.
"Sir," said the General, 81 will give
you forty-cight hours or a position in
the front ranks before the enemy"
The bridge was completed in the two
days allowed. -lChicogo Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09

1t is generally conceded by horsemcn
that lamcncss originate chiefly in the
faulty treatment of the horses foot.
This fact suggests several rccommenda-
tions for the mitigation of the evil:
First, bare feet. 1t may be stated as n
general proposition thrt any horse with
fairly good feet need never be sh d at
all. In the barcfootcd horse the heels
spread out, the frogs descend, ridges
form upon the solcs, giving to the bot
tom of the feet good purchase upon
either rough or smooth surface. He
soon learns TO rely upon himself and so
adjusts his equilibrium to motion that
he neither strains himself, nor slips no
stumbles. Horsemen have often given
this plan short faint hearted trial, but
on the first manifestations of foot sore
ness at the end of few weeks, and be.
fore the feet have become Injured to the
change, usually lave the shoes replaced
again. : Spirit of the Turf.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09

at is now admitted that disease may
be caused by impure ice, said promi-
nent scientist the other day. 'Atten-
ton has been yearly paid to the subject
ever since 1875, when the epidemic OF
diarrhea occurred at Rye Beach in New
Hampshire. l am glad to see that ice
storcrs insist upon getting ice from pure
sources. They have been con-
vinced that while freezing may purify
water to some extent, it does not free it
from dead organic matter. Physicians
know what they are talking about when
they speak of bacteria and the bacillus
of typhoid fever in ice. They are high
sounding names, to be sure, but they
represent elements of danger. ."-[Phila-
delphia Call.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
lIappy All Round.

Husband.--lr you only had Tie ability
to cook as mother used to would be
happy dear.
Wife-.-And if you only had the
ability to make money enough TO buy
things to cook as your father used to, l
too would be happy, dear. -..lNew York
Sun
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
A Mind Reader in New Zealand.

The Editors Drawer" in Harpcr's
contains this story about Bishop, tho
mind reader: While in New Zealand the
King of the Maoris was so dcsirous of
viewing an exhibition of the Professors
unusual powers that lie obtained a pri-
vatc scancc. After some parlcying it
was decided that his dusky highncss
himself should conceal an article which
Bishop was to discover. Mr.. Bishop was
taken from the room, and
on the Maori Kings sig
nifying his readiness, tho mind-rcadcr
was brou ,ht blinlfoldcd into the kingly
presence and at once began the search.
In few minutes Mr.. B shop turned to
the monarc..'s s mouth as the place where
the article was concealed. HIS High
ness gruntcd an emphatic dissent to the
place locate by the Professor rs con-
tanning the article for which he was in
search. BISHOP insisted that 1t was there,
and finally demanded that the royal
mouth should be opened wide. After
considerable refusal and persevering
persistence on the part of the King and
the Professor, the mouth was slowly and
reluctantly opened. The next instant,
however, the King began to cough
violently, which resulted in button
being expelled. Tho King, finding the
place had been correctly located, at
tempted to swallow tho button, and
thus defeat the determined mind reader
What might have happened to Bishop
had the Maoris lost their King, is one Of
those things we trcmb'c to contem'
plate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09
Birthplace of Abraham.

Not far from Aleppo is situated the
little town Of Or(ah 0hc ancient Ur of
the Chaldee), which is Of great histori-
cal interest, it having been the birth
place of the patriarch Abraham. There
are few Jews in the place, but the Arabs
still point out small building lying
outside the town, which they declare to
be the house wherein Abraham first saw
the light, and which they therefore term
Belt Ell Chalil 0hc house of the friend
of God.) 1t is most improbable that
the actual house should have stood for
these thousands of years, but tho build
ing in question is Of great antiquity.
BY its present owner, an Arab peasant,
as we'll as the Arabs generally, it is held
in the utmost vencralion, the moro so
since it is feared that within few years
it will fall to the ground. Jewish
Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-09

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12

Pure eyrups at Avery's.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12
DEATHS DOINGS.

DIED-In Wa-Keeney, Kan, Feb. 6,
of scarlet fever, Mable Avery, aged 16
years, 2 months, and Is days.
The news of Miss Mable's death was a
terrible shock to all who heard of it last
Sunday morning. She was taken i'll
last Thursday afternoon, and by Sunday
she had passed away to the other shore,
where there is no more parting.
Although she had been in our town but
short time, her sweet disposition and
winning ways made her an unusual num-
Der of friends, as the following resolutions,
drawn up by committee composed of
Misses Cora Killam, Jean Wakefield and
Maud Emig, who were appointed by the
scholars of the Wa-Keeney public school,
will prove:
WHEREAs.-It has pleased Almighty
God, the Supreme Ruler of the Universe,
to call to her final sleep our dearly be-
loved schoolmate, Mabel Avery, therefore
be it
Resolved, That we will ever cherish her
memory, and strive so to live that when
we are summoned by the Great Master
to pay the debt of nature, we shall meet
her in heaven above. from whence all
sickness and sorrow are forever banished.
Though with us but short time, friend
ships chain was welded.
Resolved, That we sympathize most
sincerely with her bereaved brother and
sister and her broken-hearted parents.
May their loss be her eternal gain.
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
tons be handed to the parents and
brother and sister of deceased, and that
they be published.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12

ID. w. Morris, wholesale and retail
druggist, 139 Commercial street, Emporia,
Kan, Jan. 10, 1887. To Chamberlain &
Co., Des Moines Iowa, Gentlemen-In
sending to you the enclosed order for a
gross of your Cough Remedy, allow me to
say that without any exception it is the
best selling goods now in the market. I
have sold great amount of it during the
past year to the citizens of this place, and
have the first complaint to hear. It is
the best article to use for Group 1 ever
sold, being pleasant to take, which is an
important fea ture where children have to
take medicine. Sold by A. B. Jones. 413
NJ Q10